Save The Waves Film Festival returns for 2026 tour!
Save The Waves Film Festival returns for another global tour, bringing together communities for a night of adventurous and inspiring films for a good cause.
May 14, 2026
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Save The Waves Film Festival returns for 2025 tour
The only international surf and environmental film festival returns for another year of impressive films, fun crowds and a good time. Find a screening near you!
May 14, 2025
Calling All Filmmakers! 📣 Submit your film for consideration in Save The Waves Film Festival
The submission window is officially open to all filmmakers for the 2025 Save The Waves Film Festival! Deadline: April 1st, 2025.
January 20, 2025
Save The Waves Film Festival returns!
The world’s only international surf and environmental film festival is officially back. Touring this summer and fall in Latin America, USA, Europe and Australia.
June 6, 2024
Save The Waves Announces the 2019 Wave Saver of the Year Awards!
Considered to be at the forefront of oceanic and coastal conservation efforts, this year’s Wave Savers are Bianca Valenti for Athlete of the Year, Klean Kanteen for Business of the Year, and Reece Pacheco for Environmentalist of the Year.
April 16, 2019
Save The Waves Film Festival: 2018 Filmmaker Awards
Announcing the official winners of the STWFF 2018 Awards, including Best Short, Best Feature, Audience Appreciation, Environmental Impact and Judges’ Choice. Congrats to all the films and their directors!
December 4, 2018
Upcoming STWFF filmmaker: Soraya Simi
Soraya Simi is an ocean-minded filmmaker and environmentalist living and studying in Los Angeles, California. Her film, Waves for Water – Puerto Rico, features as part of the 2018 Save The Waves Film Festival tour. Soraya is a big supporter of Save The Waves and all things environmental, and we caught up with her to chat about her film and her love of the ocean.
October 31, 2018
Save The Waves Film Festival celebrates 10 years of the world’s best enviro surf films
This summer Save The Waves is excited to kickoff its 10th anniversary tour of the Save The Waves Film Festival, presented by UGG, with international premier screenings in Manchester, UK, the World Surfing Reserve of Ericeira, Portugal, and Rapa Nui.
August 6, 2018
Save The Waves Announces 2018 Wave Saver of the Year Awards!
Honoring an outstanding athlete, environmentalist and business for their noteworthy contributions to protecting our waves and coastlines, this year’s winners are Cliff Kapono, ‘Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International, and Tom Stewart Co-founder of Sunski.
May 17, 2018
